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The great silence: why haven’t we found any aliens yet?
The article revisits the Fermi paradox, questioning why humanity has not detected extraterrestrial civilizations…
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The immortal jellyfish and other mindblowing invertebrates – podcast
00:00:0000:00:00Science WeeklyScienceThe immortal jellyfish and other mindblowing invertebrates – podcastEach year the Guardian runs a competition to find the invertebrate of the year. To find out more about the 2026…
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Dogs can distinguish between fearful and angry or sad human faces, brain scans suggest
Researchers have found that dogs can distinguish between different human facial expressions, including happy, sad,…
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SpaceX plan for vast rocket launch site on Louisiana coast sparks backlash
SpaceX's mega rocket Starship lifts off for a test flight from Starbase, Texas, on 24 July. Photograph: Eric…
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Glyn Morton obituary
In 2007 he was appointed emeritus professor.He published more than 140 papers and supervised dozens of researchers. He…
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Roman shipwreck with 500 amphorae found off coast of Sicily
Below me was a vast expanse of amphorae,” De Mola said in an Instagram post accompanying video footage of the…
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Ancient Roman pottery discovered in shipwreck off Sicilian coast – video
ItalyAncient Roman pottery discovered in shipwreck off Sicilian coast – videoItaly's Carabinieri cultural protection…
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Max’s heart stopped while playing basketball. It was a case of 'sudden cardiac arrest' – video
Max, a 14-year-old boy, experienced sudden cardiac arrest while playing basketball, resulting in his death. Sudden…
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Starwatch: Deep partial solar eclipse in UK to precede the Perseids
Last year’s partial solar eclipse, as seen from Liverpool. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PAView image in fullscreenLast…
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Perseid meteor shower set to dazzle northern hemisphere this week
Ancient statues are seen during the Perseid meteor shower atop Mount Nemrut in southeastern Turkey in August 2024.…
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‘You’re hit with a slam of shadow’: Nasa’s air mission to capture rare eclipse data
The mission to capture images of the eclipse on Wednesday is due to fly at altitudes of 50,000ft. Photograph: NasaView…
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Ever thought your football team might be under a curse like Ted Lasso’s? Here’s how to lift it | Helen Pilcher
The concept of sports curses is explored, with examples from teams like Mayo and Birmingham City, where perceived…
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Britain’s Jurassic gold rush: the fossil hunters chasing fortunes on Dorset’s beaches
What he hopes to find could be far more valuable than an errant piece of jewellery. Curtis is searching instead for…
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Spanish mountain village braces for astrotourists lured by total solar eclipse
Photograph: Ben Roberts/Panos PicturesThe rare celestial alignment has suddenly turned Somosierra – a small village…
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With their assault on science, Trumpists aren’t just harming America – they’re harming themselves | Jan-Werner Müller
The assault now also targets foreign students and any kind of international collaboration – a major blow to US soft…
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Week in wildlife: a tiger release, an Exmoor eagle and Pallas’s kittens
View image in fullscreenThe week in wildlifeWeek in wildlife: a tiger release, an Exmoor eagle and Pallas’s…
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Nasa astronauts conduct spacewalk outside International Space Station – video
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon conducted a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The…
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Safety fears as scientists make first viruses designed by AI
A scientist holds an agar plate containing a bacteriophage, which can be used to treat patients with persistent…
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Tech barons dream of human colonies on Mars – but I can’t think of a worse place to die | Jordan Prosser
Before Neil Armstrong even set foot on the moon, the US military was envisaging a long-term lunar outpost, but the…
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‘Spectral lines’ and a giant plume: what science saw when the SpaceX rocket hit the moon
A SpaceX rocket crashed into the moon on Wednesday, sending up a plume of dust that created ‘spectral lines’ that were…
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Four types of thinker, the cyclosporiasis outbreak, and the UK’s biggest telescope threatened – podcast
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Study finds three midlife health factors that could delay dementia for 13 years
Findings emphasised the importance of looking after heart health as well as brain health. Photograph:…
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Unprecedented images may explain one of greatest mysteries of the sun
The image of the sun’s surface, taken by the Inouye solar telescope, reveals signatures of what scientists call…
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SpaceX rocket hours away from crashing into the moon in unintentional collision
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on 15 January 2025. Part of the rocket will crash into the moon on Wednesday.…
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AI-generated stories rated better quality than human-written ones, study finds
Many participants were not able to detect when they had been misled about the origins of the text in the short…
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Rise in adulterated sexual enhancement supplements could mean users are getting stiffed
Therapeutic Goods Administration testing has revealed some sexual enhancement supplements have been adulterated with…
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The truth about blushing: why we do it, how we can resist it – and why it’s actually good for us
Should we see that as an affliction, or as a blessing?Joel SnapeTue 4 Aug 2026 05.00 EDTLast modified on Tue 4 Aug…
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Children using social media at younger age appear to do worse in school tests
One of the best predictors of the performance gap was how often children picked up their phones throughout the day and…
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Science funding cuts will harm Britain’s global standing | Letters
There are additional reasons why this decision is so shortsighted. Modern astronomy is no longer simply physics. It…
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‘They are such neat, busy little folk’: the unexpected superpowers of the common woodlouse
The woodlouse hasn’t needed to make many design refinements over the years because it found such a useful niche from…
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Starwatch: Mercury to reach farthest point from the sun
Trapped in its small orbit, Mercury never strays far from the sun, meaning it is usually lost to the light of dawn or…
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‘I have an understanding housemate’: the student who makes videos of fungus on faeces
Alfred Drummond-Herdman examines the gill of an inkcap mushroom under a microscope. Photograph: Emily Whitney/The…
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Drifting SpaceX rocket heading for accidental collision with moon
The SpaceX rocket expected to smash into the moon is seen lifting off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 15 January…
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Week in wildlife: snub-nosed monkeys, amorous cobras and a milk-snatching fox
View image in fullscreenThe week in wildlifeWeek in wildlife: snub-nosed monkeys, amorous cobras and a milk-snatching…
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‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather
A new World Weather Attribution study finds that climate change has made extreme hot, dry, and windy conditions in…
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Drones offer alternative to balloons for weather research
Weather balloons, in regular use since the 1930s, sometimes get mistaken for UFOs. Photograph: Miguel Roberts/APView…
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Revisited: Saunas and cold plunges, where does the evidence stand? – podcast
Saunas and cold plunge pools are becoming increasingly common across the UK, often promoted for mental and physical…
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Excessive time spent online linked to stress and worse mood – study
Participants with more severe problematic internet usage were associated with worse mood, more stress, longer internet…
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Repeated use of saunas could help people cope better in heatwaves, scientists say
Scientists suggest that regular sauna use can improve the body's ability to tolerate high temperatures through…
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‘Thought it was a plane on fire’: rare meteor sightings stir delight in New Zealand
The fireball is caught on camera above Hawke's Bay, in New Zealand’s North Island. Two suspected meteors have flashed…
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How one man’s near-death experience led to the discovery of the first Jurassic sea dragon in Wales
Matthew Myerscough with the rear paddle from a plesiosaur – possibly a Thalassiodracon or ‘sea dragon’ – that he found…
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Make the kids’ summer holidays go with a bang – play together like orangutans | Helen Pilcher
One of the biggest mistakes we make as humans is to assume that play belongs to childhood. Photograph: Steve Bloom…
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Revisited: The surprising science of dreams and nightmares – podcast
They look at why we dream, what we can learn by examining our dreams, and what we can do when dreams turn into…
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The Guardian view on ancient DNA: a female shaman exposes our flawed assumptions about the past | Editorial
We Go Way Back, an exhibition exploring how ancient DNA is revealing new insights into human evolution, migration,…
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Gunther von Hagens, creator of Body Worlds and plastination, dies aged 81
Gunther von Hagens with a plastinated human body, displayed as part of a touring Body Worlds exhibition in 2007.…
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Starwatch: The summer triangle returns to the northern sky
The summer triangle frames the northern Milky Way. Illustration: Guardian DesignView image in fullscreenThe summer…
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Arts and humanities have a role in understanding space exploration | Letters
A satellite constellation launched by Elon Musk’s company SpaceX. Photograph: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live NewsView image…
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Four types of thinker have been identified. Which one are you?
In the study, about 10% of thoughts centred on hobbies, games, play and art, with a similar amount focused on…
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Nutrients in our food are declining. Can regenerative agriculture save it?
The calcium content in carrots fell by more than a quarter between the mid-1970s and the last 1990s, according to the…
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‘Most people don’t know we’ve set up a doomsday system’: physicist Laura Grego on satellites, nuclear weapons and the battle for our skies
‘If we think humanity is something worth saving, then we have a lot we need to do to make sure that happens’ … Laura…
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